The art of body painting has diversified so much, as to have its own sub-categories, ranging over traditional, fashion, fine art body painting and even graffiti on body.
The below is an excerpt from the interview with Katy Schneider, read the full article here» Elana Hagler: You paint scenes of families, domestic chaos, portraits, and flowers, all in times past often misguidedly downplayed as feminine subject matter. The scale of your work is also as intimate as the genres. What stands out to me, however, is that you paint with a very bold hand, stressing shape and form over detail, with the strength of design and a rugged surface holding off any sentimentality at bay. Can you talk to us a little about your choice of subject matter? Katy Schneider: Thank you. I try hard to avoid cliché and sentimentality. I grew up with Kathe Kollwitz posters over my crib. Her lithographs of mothers and children were stories of depression and loss. They were dark portraits, the farthest thing from cute. Raising children is not all sunshine and I try to capture all aspects of being a mother in my work: love, boredom, sadness, distraction, mess, work. I will unabashedly paint babies, flowers and puppies. They have gotten a bad rap because too many people stop short, simply illustrating them. Aside from Kollwitz and Neel, most of my heroes for this type of subject matter are actually men: Manet and Fantin La Tour for flowers; Rembrandt, Velásquez and Stubbs for animals; Picasso and Sargent for toddlers. I cried when I last saw Picasso’s First Steps. Sargent’s Neopolitan Children Bathing at the Clark in Williamstown is one of my favorite paintings in the world. It is deeply human. I have never thought of subject matter as feminine or masculine. I paint most everything except landscape which I leave to my husband, brilliant landscape painter Dave Gloman. Typically I am interested in painting a particular scene because of something formal I’m seeing—the abstraction (light, color, shape, etc). I’m interested in a balancing act between volumes and flat shapes, fuzzy and hard edges. I paint pregnant bellies for the same reason I paint peony buds. I paint smooth baby heads for the same reason I paint eggs–I love spheres. I adore Vermeer’s Young Woman with a Lute, Check it out- She is such an egg. The one delicate, glowing orb of a head is so special because it is contrasted and supported by the flat, straight stuff—walls, map, chairs). 5% volume to 95% flatness. It’s so fake and so real. I can’t say I hear or think about music looking at her playing a lute. I think about an egg shell. The above is an excerpt from the interview with Katy Schneider, read the full article here»
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1861 Léon Belly (1827 – 1877) est l’un des représentant de la vague orientaliste qui touche l’Europe au XIXe siècle. Après avoir fait l'école de polytechnique, Belly décide d'être peintre paysagiste. En 1850 il part avec une mission...
For your enjoyment, here are few wall quilts from the show. "Starcrossed" by Dixie Haywood of Pendleton, South Carolina awarded 3rd Place in...
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Stuart Dunkel - Jelly Belly, 2021
Today we're honoring the muses of art history whose bellies cannot and will not be contained.
Fabio Fabbi one of the most famous and commercially successful Italian artists of the Orientalists. Fabio Fabbi was born in Bologna, Italy in 1861. As a young man, he enrolled at the Academia Di Belle Art in Florence and studied sculpture and painting in the 1880s, winning prizes in both categories.
Gustav Klimt, born in Austria in 1862, is celebrated as one of the most valued artists in the history of art. But, why is Klimt famous? Why exactly we value his work? and what role did he play in the history of modern art and culture?
"Sisterhood of the Silk Road" An image from an original acrylic painting by Emily Balivet, 2013. The card measures 5x7 and is printed on acid free, archival quality smooth, matte stock...Perfect for framing, too! The card is sealed in a cello sleeve with an ivory envelope and will be shipped via First Class mail. I combine shipping on multiple purchases. Please contact me with questions or comments and visit my website www.emilybalivet.com to see my entire portfolio!
For the photo series Porcelain Figurines Martin Klimas has constructed a photography rig triggered by the sound of sculptures hitting the floor. All this to capture a mid-shattering shot filled with details that are usually lost in the moment. The artist gives away all control when he releases the sculptures from 9 feet up (around 3 metres), so all planning has to be done beforehand with a hope that it'll turn out good.
Adult life is filled with paradoxes and incongruities, and other nasty stuff nobody can spell. Chaz Hutton makes fun of it with his minimalist illustrations.
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Anders Zorn ~ Portrait of Adolphus Busch - 1897 oil on canvas, 51 x 37 1/2 in. Painted during Zorn’s second trip to the United States from 1896 to 1897. Anders Zorn, power portraitist. I planned this post ~ What does a traveling and much in demand portraitist do when commissioned to paint a busy executive who has neither the time nor the inclination to pose… Anders Zorn, portrait of Adolphus Busch portrait with photo overlay. ~ but upon further study I realized that the photo was an old school photoshop. Busch's head is a photograph from life, which has been grafted onto the body in a photo of the Zorn painting. This monster was then photographed and printed! Anders Zorn ~ Adolphus Busch portrait - photoshop/painting old school photoshop portrait of Adolphus Busch Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Details of the Zorn painting showcase how thinly he painted but for the highlights.
Piotr Topolski is a contemporary talented Polish Portrait Painter, he was born in Kielce in 1960. He attended Krakow's Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
Artist Katy Schneider on challenging the beginner mindset, creativity across multiple disciplines and painting portraits that elevate the mundane.
Ciao! Here are some more anatomical studies and sketches (Belly Dance, Kung fu, Gymnastic and Aerial Performers - Circus) You can see all anatomical studies on my Facebook Page. Enjoy!
The page MedievalReacts has to be one of the funniest in the Twitterverse. Medieval master painters created beautiful works of art hundreds of years ago, and now they’re being defaced with cheap, crude jokes. I love it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. […]
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Adam Styka (Polish , 1890-1950) – A Moroccan Dancer Edouard Frederic Wilhelm Richter (German Painter , 1844-1913 ) – Oriental Dancer Rudolf Ernst (Austrian Painter, 1854-1932) ̵…
Angel Tarot Reading love or any other wish is a very specific divinatory art known to be hard to master. It’s complexity proves the reliability of the answers
Do you know anything about Blemmyes? The Blemmyes are a race of legendary creatures that were said to live in Africa, in Nubia, Kush, or Ethiopia, generally south of Egypt. They were believed to be...
Series/Portfolio: Published by the Association Mensuelle. Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois). Publisher: Published by Assoc...
I found a new toy tonight as I was finding Pre-Raphaelite inspiration to share. Polyvore - a site where you can make little style statements to publish. I just stumbled on it and immediately got sucked in. But here is what I really wanted to show you:
